Another sanctions in sports for Russia and Belarus.
Wimbledon organizers Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be admitted this year due to the war in Ukraine, according to the New York Times.
This is the first major tennis tournament that prevents athletes from aggressor countries due to the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Note that initially the British government wanted to demand from players guarantees that they do not support Russian President Vladimir Putin, but later such a scenario was abandoned so that the players do not put their families at risk. Instead, they decided to completely exclude them from participation.
Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments and is held on a grass surface.
It will be recalled that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation. In fact, there are no federations left that have excluded Russians from their competition.
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Earlier it was reported that The occupiers destroyed the tennis center in Irpen .
